SOLUTION: 2. The total of ages of X, Y and Z is 27. X is 2 years older than Y who happens to be twice as old as Z. What is the age of Y?

Question 985181: 2. The total of ages of X, Y and Z is 27. X is 2 years older than Y who happens to be twice as old as Z. What is the age of Y?

Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

2.
if the total of ages of , and is , then we have

if is years older than , then

if happens to be twice as old as , then
=>
substitute for and for

now we can find and
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check:

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